Thanksgiving stands as one of the most American of holidays honoring the harvest feasts of the earliest arrivals during the colonial days. Yet, Thanksgiving as an American holiday was influenced and created out of efforts during the American Civil War. This class examines the first thanksgiving harvest feasts, its origins in the Civil War, Lincoln's efforts to federalize the holiday, and how politicians still struggling economically with the Great Depression altered Thanksgiving forever.

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